Max and Esther De Pree House · Photo: Jim Roberts · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Zeeland, MI: what to set up and who to call
Zeeland runs its own electric utility, City of Zeeland; its homes paid 10.0¢ per kWh in 2025. Tap water in Zeeland comes from Zeeland Board of Public Works, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.1 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Zeeland, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Zeeland.
Power comes from City of Zeeland
City of Zeeland (City of Zeeland - (MI)), a municipal utility, serves all of Zeeland. Its homes paid an average of 10.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $69 a month (its average across Michigan).
Start or move service: www.ci.zeeland.mi.us · (616) 772-6400
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Zeeland Board of Public Works
Zeeland Board of Public Works supplies almost all of Zeeland. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Holland Board of Public Works as seller) and serves 8,328 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 65% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MI0007270.
5 home internet providers serve Zeeland
96% of 1,802 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 16% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 93% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 46% | 100/20 |
| Michwave Technologies | Fixed wireless | 12% | 50/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Zeeland
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Zeeland, from the town’s own site.
Riley Street Brush Drop-Off Site
8971 Riley St, Zeeland, MI
- Fri8 am–noon, 9 am–3 pm
- Sat8 am–noon, 9 am–3 pm
From cityofzeeland.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-06-16, 2026-07-10. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Zeeland is in Zeeland Public Schools.
ASchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Zeeland is in ZIP code 49464
ZIP codes where Zeeland residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Zeeland | ZIP’s residents in Zeeland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49464 | Zeeland, MI | 100% | 19% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Zeeland
Who supplies Zeeland’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Zeeland Board of Public Works (EPA ID MI0007270). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Zeeland?
City of Zeeland (City of Zeeland - (MI)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 10.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Zeeland?
AT&T, Spectrum, Verizon, T-Mobile, Michwave Technologies (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Zeeland?
49464. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Zeeland in?
Zeeland Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Zeeland?
In Michigan you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before). Elections here are run by the Zeeland City Clerk. Check your registration at mvic.sos.state.mi.us.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: Zeeland’s own website (cityofzeeland.com), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.